ABUSE – George Pell charged

’Watershed moment’ for Catholic Church as
Cardinal George Pell charged(Sydney Morning Herald) June 29 - One of Australia’s leading Catholic Church commentators has
described the charges against Cardinal George Pell as a "watershed
moment", while sex abuse survivor advocates have urged the cardinal to
follow through on his undertaking to return to Australia to face court in
person.

Also:
’No religion’ tops religion question in
Census (news.com.au) June 27 - DESPITE a scare campaign about Australia becoming a “Muslim country”,
those ticking “no religion” in the Census has now overtaken the number of
Catholics.

Church and states braced for biggest battle
on euthanasia (The Guardian,
Australia) June 27 - The American state of Oregon has allowed doctors to prescribe lethal
drugs for terminally ill patients for almost 20 years, and local doctor William
Toffler is in Australia to tell Australians it has been a disaster.